Method of baling sheet metal



Oct. 25, 1938. A. J. PHILLIPS METHOD OF BALING SHEET METAL Filed Nov. 17, 1934 tions to fasten any number of sections together strain on the bolts ll] which pass through flanges 35 this application, in which of metal in engagement with the gauge blocks 1. 35

Patented a. 2 1938 2,134,529

7 Anthony J. Phillips, Lowerl southai npton Towns ship, Bucks Gou'nty;ZPa.

Application November 17, 1934, Serial No. 753,477

i Claim. (01. 153-2) My invention relates to new and useful im-v gauge blocks rise above the walls of the well provements in a method of paling sheet metal and their inner surfaces are flush with the inner and has for one of its objects to bale sheet metal surfaces of the walls carrying them.

by cutting the same into sections and superim- Embedded in the tops of the other two walls is posing said sections on one another, one at a are removably mounted cutters 8 having dovetime, and f rmi tongues and mortises along tail lugs 9 on their under sides for registration the edges so that the tongues of preceding secwith similar recesses in the upper edges of their tions will enter the mortises of succeeding secrespective supporting walls to prevent undue is to constitute a bale. H along the outer upper edges of the walls sup- 10 Another object of the invention is to produce p g t e c ttersthe tongues and mortlsesin dovetail formation. A number of vertical combination cutter- Another object of this invention is to fashion pu 12 e s y ounted n dove-tail the tongues in lengths sufiicient to register with r ves in the inner faces of the walls of the 15 mortises of more than onesuperimposed sheet Dress Well and One o e f su h eu ter- 16 section. v V I punches may be used on each of the walls. Each A further object of the present invention is cu r-p n h h s ev led side walls as shown to provide means for cutting a large sheet of in Figs- 2 d 3 and also e sloping upp e metal into smaller sheets or sections, which are as in 1, Which pp end term nates Short go subsequently acted upon by means for produc- 0f the p of the press Well- 20 ing tongues in the edges of said sections, the Areeiproeatihg plunger 13 is o t d o prO- production of said tongues providing mortises, l' into the pp P Of the p ss we and and having means t project, th tongues of for purposes of illustration, said plunger is shown preceding sections into the mortises of a suc- Connected to a link which, in turn, is ceeding Section v l tached to the lever l5. Notches are formed in 25 With these and other objects in view, this inthe underside of the p ger in alignment with vention consists of the details of construction the cutter-Puhehes to accommodate the P- and combination of elements hereinafter set forth P ends of the Cut-Punches during the Op and then specifically designated by the claim. tiOh 0 the D In order that those skilled in the art towhich With s a ap atus r quivalent mechathis invention appertains, may understand how hism, a Piece Of sheet metal is P a n the to make and use the same, I will describe its press While the plunger is wn, y p siconstruction in detail referring by numerals to tienihg said Piece Of metal On p of he Cutters the accompanying drawing forming a part of shearing members 3 With edges of said piece Fig. l is a sectional view on the line l of Then as the plunger 13 descends or moves for- Fi 2 hi for carrying t t method of ward, a section E6 of the piece of sheet metal is baling metal as embodied in my invention illussevered from the piece by the shearing embers trating a number of sheet metal sections in the 8 and carried into a Position above the upper 0 process of being b led, 4 ends of the cutter-punches I2. 40 Fig 2 i a top plan View of th press or m Each succeeding section that is cut from the hi ith t, th plunger. 7 piece forces the preceding one or ones forward Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on th or downward step by step a distance equal o li 3.4 of Fig 1, and the thickness of each section cut from the piece.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a number of This action gradually v s the sections over 5 sheet sections baled or connected together. the cutterpllnches dies to partially sever In carrying out my invention as herein em- Small Portions from Saidsectiohs y degrees, bodied, 5 represents the well of a press open from which Portions finally Produce tongues d end to end and mounted on any suitable support form mortises The tehglles e of a length 6 or base plate constituting or included as a su t engage one or more an p a y 50 part of a frame. On two contiguous sides of the three or four adjacent succeeding sections. well at the upper end thereof are provided gauge During the baling operations above described, blocks I, which may be independent elements the side walls of the mortises, during the course fastened to the well walls or may be produced as of formation of the tongues and mortises, are

integra1 parts thereof. In either instance said forced over the tongues for interlocking or fas- 55 tening the sections together. Any number of sections may be joined to constitute a bale because each preceding section is connected to a plurality of succeeding ones and, in efiect, all of the sections are fastened together.

When a bale is completed, a separator is placed on topof the last section so that a subsequent forward movement of the plunger will force the bale below the upper ends of the cutter-punches. After this another bale may be started and made up as previously described. Upon completion of the last bale, a separator is used as a pusher1to compress the last tongues and assist in dislodging the bales.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction herein shown and described, as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

The method of baling sheet metal which consists of cutting a sheet of material into sections one at a time so that said sections are superimposed on one another, then forcing said sections step by step over cutter-punches which gradual- 1y form tongues and produce mortises along the edges of the sections and simultaneously enter the tongue of the preceding sections in the mortises of succeeding ones.

ANTHONY J. PHILLIPS. 

